Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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